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Les Siestes Electroniques
Based in Toulouse, Southern France, Les Siestes électroniques is a summer festival dedicated to emerging artists from the field of music & digital culture. History Its motley line-up mainly focuses on electronic musicians and aims at a professional audience as well as the general public. The fact that its open-air concerts are free of charge makes Les Siestes électroniques a rare occurrence within the landscapes of European festivals. Les Siestes offers an opportunity to experience contemporary music though concerts, club nights, workshops and sometimes exhibitions. The festival runs for four or five days, usually starting on a Wednesday or a Thursday in the last week of June. Next edition of the festival will be held June 26–29, 2014. Les Siestes Electroniques has been an event by Rotation since 2002. Since 2011 the festival falls into two editions. One takes place in Toulouse and the other in Paris at the Musée du quai Branly. Born of a reflection around the themes of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Paris. It is the fourth-largest city in France after Paris, Marseille and Lyon, with 493,465 inhabitants within its municipal boundaries (2019 census); its metropolitan area has a population of 1,454,158 inhabitants (2019 census). Toulouse is the central city of one of the 20 French Métropoles, with one of the three strongest demographic growth (2013-2019). Toulouse is the centre of the European aerospace industry, with the headquarters of Airbus, the SPOT satellite system, ATR and the Aerospace Valley. It hosts the CNES's Toulouse Space Centre (CST) which is the largest national space centre in Europe, but also, on the military side, the newly created NATO space centre of excellence and the French Space Command and Space Academy. Thales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Abbott
Luke Abbott is an English electronic music producer from Norwich, Norfolk. He records and performs extensively under his own name, under the alias Earlham Mystics and as one third of electronic jazz group Szun Waves. His work has been described as "left-field techno and kraut-infused electro" but also draws on more esoteric elements of improvisation, "psychedelic, filtered beats and slow-evolving synths". Abbott's first single, 'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B'B' was released by Output Recordings in 2006 and later that year, his 'Projections' single was released as a limited edition 7" on Trash Aesthetics. In 2008 the ''Tuesday'' EP was released on James Holden's Border Community label, beginning a long relationship spanning several releases including 2009's ''Whitebox Stereo EP'' , 2011's ''Holkham Drones'' and 2014's ''Wysing Forest''. The latter was created from a series of improvisations made in 2012 when Abbott was in residence at Wysing Arts Centre and produced a site spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim
Joakim or Joacim is a male given name primarily used in Scandinavian languages and Finnish. It is derived from a transliteration of the Hebrew יהוֹיָקִים, and literally means "lifted by Jehovah". In the Old Testament, Jehoiakim was a king of Judah. In deutero-canonical texts, Joakim is the husband of Susanna, the central character in the narrative of Susanna (Daniel 13), and the high priest who leads the people of Israel in prayer in the Book of Judith. In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions, Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James: Joachim and Anne are not mentioned in the Bible.Brownrigg, R., Brownrigg, C. (2001). ''Who's Who in the New Testament'', p. T-62. . Notable people with the name Joakim or Joacim include: * Joakim Alexandersson (born 1976), Swedish football player *Joakim Andersson (born 1971), Swedish diver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantha Du Prince
Hendrik Weber (born 1975 in Bad Wildungen, Germany),Hendrik Weber (Pantha du Prince) villa-aurora.org, retrieved 23 April 2014 better known as Pantha du Prince, Panthel, and Glühen 4 is a German producer, composer and conceptual artist for electro, , house, minimal, and |
Stanley Brinks
Herman Dune is a Swedish-French act based in San Pedro, Los Angeles. The band has been described as Indie rock, Anti-folk, Folk rock, Alternative rock, Americana, and Alternative country. History Herman Dune was established as a trio with brothers David Ivar and André singing and writing, and drummer Omé, David Ivar's childhood friend. In 2000, they released their debut album, ''They Go To The Woods''. In 2001, drummer Neman joined Herman Dune for their following albums, ''Switzerland Heritage'', ''Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom'', ''Mas Cambios'', and ''Not On Top''. Herman Dune then released ''Giant'' in 2006, ''Next Year In Zion'' in 2008, and ''Strange Moosic'' in 2011. In 2006, Andre left the band after recording songs for ''Giant.'' After a hiatus and relocation to San Pedro, Los Angeles in 2015, David Ivar released ''Sweet Thursday'' on Santa Cruz Records and ''Santa Cruz Gold'' on Santa Cruz Records, both in 2018. Between 2013 and 2018, while still performing as Herma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiji Haino
Keiji Haino ( ''Haino Keiji''; born May 3, 1952) is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter whose work has included rock, free improvisation, noise music, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drone music. He has been active since the 1970s and continues to record regularly and in new styles. History Haino's initial artistic outlet was theatre, inspired by the radical writings of Antonin Artaud. An epiphanic moment came when he heard The Doors' "When The Music's Over" and changed course towards music. After brief stints in a number of blues and experimental outfits, he formed improvisational rock band Lost Aaraaf in 1970. In the mid 1970s, having left Lost Aaraaf, he collaborated with psychedelic multi-instrumentalist Magical Power Mako. His musical output throughout the late 1970s is scarcely documented, that is until the formation of his rock duo Fushitsusha in 1978 (although their first LP did not surface until 1989). This outfit initially consisted of Haino on g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawabata Makoto
Kawabata Makoto ( ) is a Japanese musician and founding member of the band Acid Mothers Temple. He was part of one line-up of Gong when Acid Mothers Temple and Gong briefly fused into one group. Band history Kawabata is chiefly famous for his leadership of Acid Mothers Temple and its variants; however, he has also played in many other bands since the start of his career in the late 1970s. Some of these bands are: * Baroque Bordello * Toho Sara * Erochika * Tsurubami * Musica Transonic * Mainliner * Mothers of Invasion * Nishinihon * Floating Flower Solo discography In addition to the many records recorded with bands, Kawabata Makoto has an extensive solo discography. Major releases are: * The 'Private Tapes' series (1999–2004) * Inui.1 (2000) * Inui.2 (2000) * I'm in Your Inner Most (2001) * Hosanna Mantra (2007) * Inui.4 (2007) * We're one-sided lovers each other's (2013- Bam Balam.records) Musical philosophy In 2000, Kawabata wrote "Music, for me, is neither somethi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucrecia Dalt
Lucrecia Dalt is a Colombian experimental musician who currently resides in Berlin. While her earlier releases were rooted in electronic dance music, her work has evolved over time to become more overtly abstract and experimental. Biography Dalt was born in Pereira, Colombia. She studied civil engineering and worked for two years in a geotechnical company in Medellin before deciding to pursue music. Her first recordings were released by Colombian collective Series under the name ''Lucrecia''. After meeting Gudrun Gut, she contributed four songs to the ''4 Women No Cry'' compilation released on Monika Enterprise in 2008. After moving to Europe she released a series of recordings, including a release on Nicolás Jaar's Other People imprint and a series of collaborations with Aaron Dilloway. Among her more recent releases are the albums ''Anticlines'' (2018), ''No Era Sólida'' (2020) and ''¡Ay!'' (2022) on RVNG Intl. In 2022 Dalt announced her debut film score for '' The Seed' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prins Thomas
Thomas Moen Hermansen, recording under the name Prins Thomas, is a Norwegian record producer and DJ often associated with collaborator Hans-Peter Lindstrøm as Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas. Their music has been described as "space disco", and influences include electro, krautrock, psychedelia and prog. Their records include the album ''Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas'', released in 2005 on the Eskimo Recordings label, and ''Reinterpretations'', a compilation of remixes and unreleased versions of tracks from the album. The duo have released a second album, ''Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas II''. Hermansen released his fourth LP album called ''Principe Del Norte'' on February 19, 2016. Discography *2009: ''Mammut'' *2010: ''Prins Thomas'' *2012: ''Prins Thomas 2'' *2014: ''Prins Thomas III'' *2016: ''Principe Del Norte'' *2017: ''Prins Thomas 5'' *2019: ''Ambitions'' Prins Thomas' label, Full Pupp, also features similar-sounding artists like Blackbelt Andersen and Todd Terje Terje Olsen ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Pants
James Singleton, known professionally as James Pants, is an American multi-instrumental recording artist. Although his music defies simple categorization, he is promoted as a purveyor of the "fresh beat," an early-1980s sound with influences from 1980s soul, electro boogie, early rap, new wave, and post-punk disco. Early life Singleton's father is a Presbyterian minister and he has lived in Texas, Boston, and Spokane. Singleton used to be in a rap group called Ballistix in Austin, Texas. Singleton was discovered by DJ and Stones Throw Records head Peanut Butter Wolf, whom he approached while still in high school. When Peanut Butter Wolf did a gig in his hometown of Austin, Texas, Pants left his prom, with his date in tow, to meet him at the show. Career Singleton interned at Stones Throw offices. After releasing several singles and compilations with Stones Throw, he released his debut album, ''Welcome'', in 2008. At some point between 2008-2009, he was part of the Bastar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connan Mockasin
Connan Tant Hosford, better known by the stage name Connan Mockasin and sometimes credited as Connan Hosford, is a New Zealand musician, composer and record producer. Critically acclaimed and described as "a psych-funk oddball...a contrarian", Mockasin has been credited with the 21st century crossover of psychedelic and indie music, and praised for his unique and isolated approach to songwriting. Born in Newtown, Wellington and raised in Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, Mockasin grew up between rural vineyards, the son of a musician, and went to school in Havelock North. He gained his stage surname from his childhood habit of making mocassin-like shoes out of sheepskin and old motorbike tyres. He moved to Wellington age 20 to further his music career, and played in various bands until the formation of Connan and The Mockasins in 2006. They relocated to the United Kingdom the same year, and Mockasin was pursued by record labels before returning to New Zealand in 2008. He released his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
